DEXTER, TEXAS. Dexter is near the Red River twenty-five miles northeast of Gainesville in extreme northeastern Cooke County. It began as a town around 1870. By 1873 Dexter had its own post office, and by the early 1880s its population of 300 was served by at least thirty-seven businesses, including four blacksmith shops, three hotels, a district school, two steam gristmills and cotton gins, and four physicians. From the late 1960s to 1987 seventy people lived in the general area. In 1988 the only institution remaining in Dexter was the Dexter Community Church. In 2000 the population was eighteen.
Question A--What family plot is enclosed with an iron fence?
- Stailey--355
- Newsome--362
- Liedtke--371
Proceed to N 33 49.374 W 96 57.833
Question B--What family name is on the "log" monument?
- Sims--53
- Maxey--57
- Maxwell--60
Proceed to N 33 49.358 W 96 57.833
Question C--What organization is listed on the memorial for Virgil Reynolds?
- Woodmen of the World--869
- Masonic Lodge of Texas--872
- Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks--856
Proceed to the final cache site. Good luck!!!